| FINANCE | 2000 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortgage debt outstanding (billion dollars) | 6,796 | 9,369 | 10,672 | 12,134 | 13,306 |
| Consumer credit outstanding (billion dollars) | 1,722 | 2,088 | 2,202 | 2,296 | 2,405 |
| Interest rates: | |||||
| New-home mortgage yields (percent) 1 | 7.52 | 5.80 | 5.77 | 5.94 | 6.60 |
| Prime rate charged by banks (percent) | 9.23 | 4.12 | 4.34 | 6.19 | 7.96 |
| Treasury bill, 3-month, new issues (percent) | 5.85 | 1.02 | 1.38 | 3.16 | 4.73 |
| Treasury bond, 3-year, constant maturity (percent) | 6.22 | 2.10 | 2.78 | 3.93 | 4.77 |
| Treasury bond, 10-year constant maturity (percent) | 6.03 | 4.01 | 4.27 | 4.29 | 4.80 |
| Dow-Jones Industrial average (30 stocks) | 10,787 | 10,454 | 10,783 | 10,718 | 12,463 |
| Standard & Poor's common index (500 stocks) 2 | 1,320 | 1,112 | 1,212 | 1,248 | 1,418 |
| FOREIGN COMMERCE | 2000 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Current account balance (billion dollars) | -417 | -522 | -640 | -755 | -811 |
| Merchandise trade balance (billion dollars) | -436 | -532 | -651 | -767 | -817 |
| Exports (billion dollars) 3 | 782 | 725 | 819 | 906 | 1,037 |
| General imports (billion dollars) | 1,218 | 1,257 | 1,470 | 1,673 | 1,854 |
FOOTNOTES
1 Effective rate on conventional mortgages.
2 1941-43=10. Closing value as of end of December.
3 Domestic and foreign exports; free
alongside ship (f.a.s.) value basis.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Administration and Customer Services Division
